Who
holds the most power in terms of influencing what films get made and seen?
Include facts, figures, statistics and
recent examples from the film industry.
I think the media conglomerates have the
most power in terms of influencing what films get made and seen as they own all
the smaller, individual sections that work towards making the films. Therefore
all the money behind the film belongs to them, as a result of this, all the
final decisions would be theirs.
I believe the media conglomerates have the
most power in influencing what films get made and seen, as without the production
company, there is no distribution, and no studios, therefore the film cannot be
made, also most importantly, the money behind the film comes from the media
conglomerates. The media conglomerates are not going to invest in a film they
don’t believe in because they will not want to lose their money.
On the other hand, some might say it is the
audience that holds the power in influencing what films get made and seen. This
is because essentially the audience are the ones that pay the media
conglomerates wages because they pay to watch the films, if they didn’t watch
the films then the production companies would not pay to show the films because
there wouldn’t be an audience and it would just be a waste of money for them to
make the film.
Another reason, the media conglomerates
have the most power is because the only reason they make films is to make money
and they are not going to invest money in something they don’t believe will
make money back. Although I believe the media conglomerates hold the most power,
the media conglomerates will do market research, by asking what the target
audience think of their films and what they would like to ensure they make the
films that are best suited to the audience so they can make the most money
possible.
In conclusion Although the media
conglomerates carefully consider the audiences opinions, they have the overall
decision, because if they do not believe they can make a substantial amount of
money from a film, they will no be prepared to invest in it, therefore the
media conglomerates have the overall power in terms of influencing what films
get made and seen.
